First Kill A Tor.Com Original

Jennifer Fallon — 2016

How do you kill with honor? When is murder not a murder? In "First Kill", assassin Kiam Miar will find out when his first assignment goes awry and he is faced with an ethical choice...as if assassins could have ethics. And if he makes the wrong choice, he could not only lose his life but throw a good chunk of his world into chaos... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Reviews

Maggie Gordon@maggieg

Aug 13, 2022

I have never read any of Fallon's fantasy series, but I was able to appreciate First Kill with no per-existing knowledge of its universe. This is a hard skill to master with short stories: pleasing both new and returning readers. First Kill is about an apprentice assassin being sent on his first kill. He discovers that his target is his old childhood love, and realises that something strange is going on when she doesn't recognise him. Kiam then jeopardises his future career and life to discover what is going on with this woman, and finally killing those rightfully responsible for her sudden personality change. Though not a complicated story, First Kill move quickly and explores an interesting universe that made me curious for me. Kiam, however, is a dolt (a master assassin who gets MUGGED?!?), so I hope the rest of his Guild performs better than he does!